Scottish Episcopal Church takes gay marriage step

Jun 11, 2016 by

from BBC News:

The Scottish Episcopal Church’s General Synod has made the first steps of any Anglican Church in the UK towards allowing gay marriage in church.

The synod voted that a change to its Canon law governing marriage should be sent for discussion to the church’s seven dioceses.

A further vote will happen at next year’s synod.

The proposal would remove the doctrinal clause which states that marriage is between a man and a woman.

There would be a “conscience clause” for those who would not want to conduct a same-sex marriage.

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See also: GAFCON offers alternative oversight to Scottish Anglicans, from Anglican Ink.

and: Et tu Episcopus? The Scottish Episcopal Church and SSM, by David Robertson, The Wee Flea

 

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